Updating our homes, businesses, and cities using new sustainable elements and features is certainly a step in the right direction. But as Witold Rybczynski points out, the real change that is needed is a lifestyle change. He points out that while the LEED certification process certainly ensures certain qualities of a building are “green,” it’s [...]
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars
“No cars” – that’s what one neighborhood in Vauban, Germany, has stated. The automobile has been relegated to the main thoroughfare and a few streets on one edge of town. People and bikes rule this experimental community. While car ownership is not forbidden, it is certainly discouraged. It’s also succeeding. 70% of families in the [...]
